How should one respond to the one who says: The division of tawhid (the oneness of Allah) is an innovated division that did not exist in the time of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, many of the misguided sects say that dividing tawhid (the oneness of Allah) into two categories is an innovated division that did not exist in the time of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). How should one respond to that?
Answer:
One responds to this with what is in the Noble Qur'an, namely that Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) mentioned tawhid al-rububiyyah (oneness of lordship) in the verses that speak about creation, provision, giving life, and causing death, and the actions of the Lord. He mentioned tawhid al-uluhiyyah (oneness of worship) in the call of the messengers, the command to worship Allah, and prayer, fasting, and Hajj. So both types are mentioned in the Qur'an, taken from the Qur'an. The verses that speak about the actions of Allah (Mighty and Majestic) are in tawhid al-rububiyyah, and the verses that speak about the actions of the servants and their worship are in tawhid al-uluhiyyah.
But this person is either ignorant or he is misguided, and I seek refuge in Allah. The scholars did not bring this division from themselves, but they brought it from the Qur'an. Do they want to say that Allah said tawhid is divided into two categories, tawhid al-rububiyyah? Allah said in the Qur'an and He sent down verses in tawhid al-rububiyyah and verses in tawhid al-uluhiyyah. Yes, but this person is either ignorant or an enemy of tawhid, and he wants to turn people away from tawhid and the people of tawhid. This has no standing and does not harm Allah in any way, nor does it harm the people of tawhid; it only harms himself. Yes.
I would like you to say to the one who says that tawhid is nothing but tawhid al-rububiyyah: Do you say that in the Qur'an Allah named tawhid al-rububiyyah? Do you say it is tawhid? Did Allah name it tawhid al-rububiyyah? You should know this. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, many of the misguided sects say that dividing tawhid (the oneness of Allah) into two categories is an innovated division that did not exist in the time of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). How should one respond to that?
Answer:
One responds to this with what is in the Noble Qur'an, namely that Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) mentioned tawhid al-rububiyyah (oneness of lordship) in the verses that speak about creation, provision, giving life, and causing death, and the actions of the Lord. He mentioned tawhid al-uluhiyyah (oneness of worship) in the call of the messengers, the command to worship Allah, and prayer, fasting, and Hajj. So both types are mentioned in the Qur'an, taken from the Qur'an. The verses that speak about the actions of Allah (Mighty and Majestic) are in tawhid al-rububiyyah, and the verses that speak about the actions of the servants and their worship are in tawhid al-uluhiyyah.
But this person is either ignorant or he is misguided, and I seek refuge in Allah. The scholars did not bring this division from themselves, but they brought it from the Qur'an. Do they want to say that Allah said tawhid is divided into two categories, tawhid al-rububiyyah? Allah said in the Qur'an and He sent down verses in tawhid al-rububiyyah and verses in tawhid al-uluhiyyah. Yes, but this person is either ignorant or an enemy of tawhid, and he wants to turn people away from tawhid and the people of tawhid. This has no standing and does not harm Allah in any way, nor does it harm the people of tawhid; it only harms himself. Yes.
I would like you to say to the one who says that tawhid is nothing but tawhid al-rububiyyah: Do you say that in the Qur'an Allah named tawhid al-rububiyyah? Do you say it is tawhid? Did Allah name it tawhid al-rububiyyah? You should know this. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [6 -521] كيف الجواب على من يقول: إن تقسيم التوحيد إنما هو تقسيم مبتدع لم يكن على عهد رسول الله ﷺ؟ — youtube.com
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